The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 2129
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
1:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 302.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.33° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.02° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.