The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 1983
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
8:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 744
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 130.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -6.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.50° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.58° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.