The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2178
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
4:27 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.18° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.12° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.