The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2146
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:15 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2760
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 7.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.64° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.21° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.