The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 16, 2184
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
11:40 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3230
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 | 62.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.94° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.61° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.