The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2020
Last Quarter
52.6% 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
12:42 AM
11:25 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1201
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 255.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.67° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.99° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.