The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2165
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
11:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2995
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 | 62.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 8.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.82° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.41° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.40° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.