The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2126
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
1:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 231.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.68° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.25° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.