The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2177
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
8:23 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3143
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 | 213.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.88° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.47° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.