The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2120
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
7:48 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 331.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 7.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.13° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.10° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.1° |
| 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.