The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 161.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.95° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.58° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.