The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 1978
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
12:47 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 682
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.26° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.01° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.