The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2156
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
12:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2883
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -28.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.40° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.35° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.