The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
4:12 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 128.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 40.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.44° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.57° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.