The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2137
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
1:53 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2648
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.93° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.72° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.