The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2153
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
11:44 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.29° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.44° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.