The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 1979
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
8:38 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 694
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 | 208.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 311.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.68° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.41° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.