The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 14, 2166
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
7:08 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:27 PM, is deepest at 8:05 PM and ends at 9:43 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 350.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.34° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.