The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2121
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:00 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2450
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.74° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.86° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.