The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 1912
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
2:31 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.85° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.34° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.