The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 1976
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
6:59 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 657
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.31° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.