The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 1958
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
2:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.70° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.30° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.