The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2117
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
7:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 348.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.29° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.60° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.