The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2178
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
3:27 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3155
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 | 327.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 202.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.40° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.93° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.