The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2059
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
7:35 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1684
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.85° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.93° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.