The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 1961
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
6:48 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 472
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -10.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.95° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.34° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.