The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 1901
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
2:39 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -271
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.94° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.32° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.25° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.