The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1918
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
9:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -60
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / 3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.55° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.53° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.