The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 51
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 357.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.23° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.23° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.