The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2174
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
7:31 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 346.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.92° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.36° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.