The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1974
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
11:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 632
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.75° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.35° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.