The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2140
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
12:55 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2685
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -26.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.58° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.10° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.