The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 1918
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
10:31 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -60
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 | 46.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.49° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.33° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.