The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2042
Waning Crescent
36.1% 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
2:45 AM
11:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 286.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -25.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.41° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.21° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.68° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.