The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 1964
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
7:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 509
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.41° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.57° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.