The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1461
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 2.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.26° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.77° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.