The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2129
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
3:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2549
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 | 329.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.85° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.40° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.