The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
8:53 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2958
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 | 28.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 129.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / 2.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.46° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.35° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.