The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2048
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
7:11 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1548
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 | 8.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 155.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.30° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.20° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.