The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 15, 2200
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
7:37 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3428
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -4.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.01° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.11° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.3° |
| 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.