The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 1900
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
7:32 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- -283
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 330.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.92° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.69° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.