The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2075
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
6:43 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1882
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.76° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.86° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.