The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 1917
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
10:41 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -73
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 251.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.93° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.92° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.79° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.