The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2073
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
1:20 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1857
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.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.44° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.00° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.