The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2168
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.97° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.65° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.