The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:11 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.39° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.12° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.