The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2035
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
1:03 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1387
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.87° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.61° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.