The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2153
Last Quarter
51.5% 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
1:00 AM
11:06 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 251.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.61° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.27° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.