The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2053
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
3:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 326.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.52° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.32° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.