The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 1950
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
3:38 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 335
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 194.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.36° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.96° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.