The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
4:47 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 139.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 32.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.55° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.87° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.