The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
83.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
4:20 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.4%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 38.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.11° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.32° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.