The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 1977
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
2:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 669
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 | 316.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.16° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.11° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.