The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2138
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:21 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2661
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.24° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.39° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.