The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2120
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
8:10 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 316.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 1.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.43° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.24° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.