The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 2043
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
10:45 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1486
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 6.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.27° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.62° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.