The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2147
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
7:48 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 190.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 332.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.27° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.44° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.