The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2043
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 63.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.56° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.44° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.