The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 2015
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
12:46 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1139
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.26° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.54° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.35° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.