The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2097
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:53 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2154
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.20° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.94° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.