The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 1964
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
8:33 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 509
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -7.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.02° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.38° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.