The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2196
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
7:58 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3378
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 0.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.06° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.12° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.