The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2005
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
12:57 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1016
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.69° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.67° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.