The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2164
Waning Crescent
40.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
12:15 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2982
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 | 280.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.45° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.70° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.