The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2179
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
12:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.32° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.38° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.