The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 2200
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
5:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3427
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.55° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.49° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.