The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2159
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
3:41 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.68° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.31° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.