The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2102
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,100 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.17° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.06° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.