The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2165
Waxing Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2995
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 | 75.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.42° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.22° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.