The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
11:50 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1238
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 | 283.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.81° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.89° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.