The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2002
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
7:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 979
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 | 15.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.00° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.15° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.