The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 1968
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
7:59 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 558
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.55° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.03° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.