The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 1938
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 187
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.67° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.