The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1928
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
12:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 63
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.74° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.23° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.