The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2101
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
8:06 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.81° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.44° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.