The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2037
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
6:41 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1412
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.79° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.31° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.