The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1957
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 422
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 | 165.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.61° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.