The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
5:28 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 151.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 20.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.17° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.73° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.