The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 1931
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
4:16 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 100
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.92° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.35° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.