The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 1972
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
5:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 171.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.01° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.27° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.