The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2121
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
5:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 347.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 180.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.79° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.06° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.