The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2165
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
9:26 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2995
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.29° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.78° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.