The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 1934
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
7:11 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 138
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.60° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.67° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.