The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 1942
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
5:27 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 236
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 | 337.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 176.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.51° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.94° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.