The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2021
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
10:09 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 0.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.86° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.95° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.