The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2070
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:28 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1820
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 | 58.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.99° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.09° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.