The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2044
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
8:38 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / 0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.67° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.16° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.