The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2127
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
11:28 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2525
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 | 60.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.84° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.85° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.