The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
5:54 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2030
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 | 157.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 13.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 14.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.20° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.78° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.