The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2081
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
10:57 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.56° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.99° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.