The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2083
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
5:11 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1980
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 181.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.38° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.45° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.