The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
6:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 163.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 3.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.20° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.73° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.