The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 2108
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
7:58 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -4.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.32° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.23° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| 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.