The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2026
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
4:17 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.65° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.19° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.