The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2139
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
8:00 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.75° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.87° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.