The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 1940
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
11:18 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 212
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.24° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.79° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.