The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2188
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
8:19 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3279
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 331.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.00° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.45° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.