The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2159
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
2:39 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 210.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.55° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.11° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.