The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2007
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
3:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1040
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 | 333.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.25° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.37° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.