The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
5:24 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.92° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.76° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.