The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 1948
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
11:39 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 311
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 | 61.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 9.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.84° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.08° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.