The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 14, 2197
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:05 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3390
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.21° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.74° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.