The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2156
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
11:43 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 284.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.43° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.17° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.