The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 2026
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
2:06 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 315.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.75° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.81° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.