The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
5:52 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1560
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 | 155.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 15.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.34° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.20° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.