The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2138
Waxing Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
12:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2661
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.47° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.56° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| 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.