The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
11:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.09° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.49° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.