The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2178
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
5:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3155
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 | 348.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.98° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.32° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.