The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 1947
Waning Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
12:26 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 289.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.69° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.85° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.