The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 15, 2173
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
10:08 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 3.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.91° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.07° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.