The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2014
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
6:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1127
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 351.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.76° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.