The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:13 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 249
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 130.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 26.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.21° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.90° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.