The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 1953
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
5:55 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 372
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.88° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.93° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.