The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
6:51 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 160.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 6.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.25° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.13° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| 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.