The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
8:39 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 28.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.87° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.53° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.