The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2002
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:22 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 979
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 | 36.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / -3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.74° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.76° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.