The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 2004
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
11:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
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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 | 271.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.14° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.92° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| 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.