The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
4:21 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2834
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 | 126.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 39.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.18° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.10° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.