The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 1900
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
7:07 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -283
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.02° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.