The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 1919
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
6:53 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -48
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.2° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 9.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.68° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.