The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1963
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
10:12 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.28° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.45° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.