The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2059
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
10:06 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1684
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 | 43.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.84° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.54° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.