The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2010
Waxing Crescent
0.4% 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
7:26 AM
6:56 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1078
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -7.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.28° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.63° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.