The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2148
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
1:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2784
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.01° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.82° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.81° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| 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.