The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2021
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
8:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.02° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.34° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| 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.