The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
9:59 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1164
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -5.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.05° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.12° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.