The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 1986
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
11:06 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 7.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.59° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.83° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.