The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2016
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
12:12 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1152
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 | 81.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.42° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.59° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.