The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2175
Waning Crescent
33.7% 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
3:10 AM
12:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3118
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 | 289.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.10° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.42° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.96° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.