The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 1956
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
9:14 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 410
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 | 32.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.43° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.91° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.