The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
1:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 682
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 98.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.29° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.84° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| 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.