The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
4:03 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 719
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 | 128.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 41.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.15° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.98° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.