The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
1:26 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2562
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 | 96.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.10° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.93° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.