The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 1920
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
12:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -36
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.59° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.50° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.