The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2042
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
11:21 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1473
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.74° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.50° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.