The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:11 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1176
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 | 335.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.90° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.49° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.