The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 1961
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
4:23 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 471
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -16.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.74° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.26° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.