The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
4:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2500
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 130.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 39.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.71° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.46° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.