The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2173
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
7:46 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.63° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.45° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.