The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 1902
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
1:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -258
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.23° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.89° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.