The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 2183
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
12:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3217
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 | 281.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 244.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.66° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.58° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.51° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.