The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
5:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 142.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 26.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.24° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.57° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.