The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
5:41 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 152.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 18.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.70° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.57° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.