The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2119
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:36 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2426
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.65° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.19° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.