The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
12:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1053
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.57° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.12° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.