The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2082
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
8:10 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 4.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.52° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.63° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.