The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2185
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
8:03 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.24° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.87° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.