The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
6:07 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 155.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.34° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.04° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.