The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
5:15 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 991
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 | 138.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 29.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.71° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.