The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2109
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
7:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 343.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.92° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 163.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.