The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2168
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
10:55 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn 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 | 54.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.36° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.83° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.