The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 1993
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
12:52 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 867
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 | 294.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.97° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.99° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.