The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2042
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
12:45 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 298.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 225.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.52° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.27° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.86° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.