The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
68.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
3:05 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.4%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2698
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 52.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.64° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.50° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| 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.