The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2135
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
9:44 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2624
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.61° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.50° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.