The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 1975
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
10:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 645
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 | 48.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.28° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.91° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.