The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 2078
Waxing Crescent
6.4% 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
8:58 AM
8:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1919
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -5.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.40° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.93° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.