The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2090

Waning Gibbous

98.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
57°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
98.0%
Age
16.1 days
Distance
357,600 km
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
2067

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 Sun196.23°
Phase angle16.25°
Illuminated fraction98.00%
Altitude / azimuth-39.4° / 325.5°
Right ascension / declination10h 58m / 5.02°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude163.73° / -1.49°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.03° / 2.73°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-14.18° / 0.85°
Position angle of the axis23.9°
Position angle of the bright limb120.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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