The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
2:07 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2228
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.21° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.27° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.