The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2142
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2710
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.58° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.01° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.