The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2124
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
7:40 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2488
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 | 14.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.30° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.98° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.3° |
| 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.