The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 4.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.71° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.