The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2186
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3254
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 | 329.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.29° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.64° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.