The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2172
Last Quarter
54.1% 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
12:46 AM
10:53 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° 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 | 265.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.08° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.07° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| 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.