The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2099
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
12:45 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2178
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -28.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.84° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.92° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.