The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 16, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
3:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3403
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 | 118.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.45° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.09° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.