The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2183
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
11:36 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3217
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.59° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.46° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.34° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.