The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
6:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1226
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 | 156.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.93° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.54° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.