The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2084
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:25 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1993
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.31° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.74° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| 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.