The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 15, 2197
Waning Crescent
1.8% 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
6:25 AM
5:07 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3390
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 | 345.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 185.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.59° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.93° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.