The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2151
Waning Crescent
0.9% 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
7:14 AM
5:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2821
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 | 349.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 177.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.48° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.97° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.