The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 1959
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
12:57 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 447
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.22° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.64° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.