The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 1991
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
6:20 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 842
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -10.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.24° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.44° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.