The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2105
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
7:27 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.94° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.79° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.5° |
| 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.