The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2045
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
5:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1510
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 | 345.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 181.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.41° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.01° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.