The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 1921
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
12:57 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -23
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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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 | 89.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.51° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.08° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.