The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 1949
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
8:29 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 323
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 9.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.48° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.37° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.