The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2001
Waning Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
11:56 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 966
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.63° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.36° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.