The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
6:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 991
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 | 150.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 17.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.00° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.32° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.