The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2086
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
7:28 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2018
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.47° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.60° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.