The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2028
Waning Gibbous
67.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.3%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 249.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.33° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.37° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.