The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2159
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
4:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 341.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.03° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.50° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.