The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2636
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 | 165.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 1.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.03° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.94° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.