The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2077
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
11:10 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.83° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.39° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.