The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
6:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2636
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 14.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.57° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.08° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.