The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
12:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.83° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.07° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.