The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2115
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
11:22 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2376
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.13° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.81° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.