The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
65.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.52° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.59° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.