The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2061
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
1:15 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 305.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.92° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.65° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.