The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:01 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 53.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.08° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.89° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.