The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 1955
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
10:58 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 397
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.03° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.22° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.