The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2140
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
4:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2685
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.12° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.67° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.