The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2170
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
4:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.63° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.60° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.