The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 1938
Full Moon
99.8% 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
6:29 PM
6:59 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 187
Events on this date
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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 | 179.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 347.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.23° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.