The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2158
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
8:13 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 311.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / -1.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.12° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.66° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.