The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 1934
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
8:24 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 138
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 137.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.04° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.47° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.