The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 2191
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:46 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.93° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.88° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.