The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
2:28 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2562
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 | 108.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.01° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.76° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.