The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2463
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.09° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.31° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.