The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
3:14 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 348
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.17° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.01° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.