The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
6:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2871
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 | 160.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 22.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.82° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.28° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| 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.