The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 1918
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
11:44 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -60
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.10° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.15° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.