The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2070
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
9:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1820
Events on this date
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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 | 32.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.05° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.47° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.