The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2147
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
7:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:49 AM, is deepest at 12:51 PM and ends at 2:54 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 346.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.38° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.