The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2151
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
4:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.54° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.77° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.