The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
10:07 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.29° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.68° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.