The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
4:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2735
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 | 133.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 38.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.52° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.65° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.