The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2140
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2685
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 | 323.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.54° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.48° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.