The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 1929
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 76
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.71° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.70° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.