The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2170
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
5:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Saturn and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.62° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.79° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.