The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
66.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
3:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.3%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.07° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.18° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.