The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1985
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 768
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.43° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.29° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.