The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2111
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
12:59 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2327
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.17° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.72° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.