The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2120
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
7:26 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:23 AM, is deepest at 10:13 AM and ends at 12:03 PM. Totality lasts from 9:38 AM to 10:47 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 345.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.99° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 160.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.