The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
5:07 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1176
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 | 346.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.90° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.69° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.