The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
58.1% 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
11:43 AM
2:03 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 99.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.15° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.05° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.