The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 14, 2189
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
5:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3291
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 174.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.57° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.42° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.