The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1995
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
7:06 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 892
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 | 182.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.97° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.37° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.