The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 2074
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
8:39 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1869
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 317.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.28° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.10° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.