The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
3:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2735
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.16° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.80° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.