The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2031
Waning Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
11:52 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1337
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 | 279.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.63° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.42° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.