The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 1988
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
3:38 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 805
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 | 332.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.48° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.58° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| 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.