The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
79.1% 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
1:35 PM
4:13 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2463
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 | 125.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 41.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.27° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.16° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.