The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 14, 2180
Waning Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
8:52 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 291.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -7.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.32° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.