The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% 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
12:35 PM
3:35 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1758
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.69° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.38° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| 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.