The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2116
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
9:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.86° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.32° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.