The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 1972
Waxing Crescent
0.7% 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
7:37 AM
7:13 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 608
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 | 9.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -7.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.27° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.07° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.