The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2175
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
12:55 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3118
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 | 301.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -28.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.07° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.14° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.