The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2126
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
12:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.65° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.08° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.