The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
74.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:47 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.4%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 45.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.99° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.44° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.