The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2002
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
8:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.89° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.95° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.