The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2091
Waning Crescent
13.4% 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
4:39 AM
2:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2079
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 214.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.66° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.56° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.