The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2096
Waning Gibbous
57.1% 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
12:25 AM
10:59 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2141
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 | 262.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.06° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.02° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| 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.