The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 2105
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
5:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 345.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.11° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.82° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.