The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
3:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 583
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 | 118.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 44.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.35° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.23° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.