The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2161
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
10:50 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.68° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.80° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.