The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2072
Waning Crescent
16.4% 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
4:18 AM
2:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 | 312.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.37° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.76° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.