The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 1963
Waning Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
11:07 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 262.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -11.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.03° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.76° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.