The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 1959
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
12:02 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 447
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.40° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.81° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.