The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 1909
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
12:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.40° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.31° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.60° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.