The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2176
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
12:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.55° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.95° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.