The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2188
Waning Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
9:56 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3279
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.96° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.86° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.