The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1956
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 410
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 | 44.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.35° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.73° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.