The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 2184
Waxing Crescent
17.1% 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
9:37 AM
10:31 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.42° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.79° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.