The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2105
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
6:17 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2252
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 169.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.87° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.98° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.