The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2027
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
1:46 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1288
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.59° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.14° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.