The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 1997
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
1:16 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 917
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 | 94.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.06° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.85° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.21° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.