The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 1910
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -159
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.28° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.50° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.