The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 2023
Last Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
11:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 249.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.22° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.72° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.