The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 1991
Waxing Crescent
1.1% 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
7:39 AM
7:25 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 843
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 | 11.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.04° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.24° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.