The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2081
Waxing Crescent
37.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
12:02 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1956
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 | 75.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.33° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.63° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.