The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2143
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
8:11 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 20.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 139.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.97° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.16° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.