The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2173
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
11:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3094
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 | 55.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.36° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.88° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.