The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2010
Waxing Crescent
2.4% 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
7:49 AM
7:55 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1078
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 | 17.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 143.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -2.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.20° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.44° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.