The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2158
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
8:35 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 218.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 296.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.40° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.81° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.