The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2026
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
3:10 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 327.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 200.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.08° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.00° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.