The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 1928
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
11:27 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 63
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 269.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.82° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.89° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.