The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
6:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 657
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 | 166.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.64° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.54° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.