The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2100
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
11:41 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 13.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.77° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.19° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.