The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2092
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
12:13 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.55° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.53° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.