The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 14, 2187
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.80° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.85° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.