The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2043
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:00 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1486
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.78° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.27° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.