The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 1926
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
9:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 39
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -1.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.06° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.80° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.