The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 1909
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
11:37 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.41° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.86° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.25° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.