The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2024
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.03° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.05° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.