The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
5:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 286
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 19.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.20° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.72° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.