The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 13, 1958
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
1:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.89° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.12° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.