The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2053
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
2:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 315.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.48° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.13° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.