The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 14, 2173
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
8:58 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.99° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.26° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.