The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2051
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
11:43 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.15° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.89° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.