The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
3:59 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -85
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 44.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.99° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.89° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.