The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 1908
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
5:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -184
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.69° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.15° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.