The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2054
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:57 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1622
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.96° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.81° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.