The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
5:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 51
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 22.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.60° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.51° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.