The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 1959
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 447
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 10.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.59° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.99° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.