The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 1966
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
12:50 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 533
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 | 297.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.66° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.66° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.