The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 1937
Waxing Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
10:20 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 175
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.00° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.53° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.