The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1950
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
4:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 335
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 345.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 181.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.58° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.16° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.