The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2072
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
3:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 | 323.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.32° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.95° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.