The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 1945
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
10:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 274
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 | 40.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / -1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.31° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.51° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.