The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2018
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1176
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.04° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.12° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.