The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2186
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
2:45 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.40° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.45° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.