The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2131
Waning Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
9:24 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2574
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 | 219.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / 2.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.71° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.47° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.