The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 1909
Waning Crescent
38.2% 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
2:15 AM
12:12 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.20° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.30° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.43° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.