The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2149
First Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
1:25 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2797
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 68.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.46° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.13° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.