The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2187
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 70.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.69° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.51° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.