The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 756
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.41° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.99° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| 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.