The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:47 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 96.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.81° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.86° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.