The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2039
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
11:15 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.61° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.81° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.