The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2053
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 304.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.55° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.95° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.