The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 2176
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.30° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.13° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.