The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2160
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:41 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2933
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.31° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.02° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.