The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2108
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
9:49 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 3.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.84° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.