The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 1951
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
1:10 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 348
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.40° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.34° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.