The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 1967
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
10:15 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 546
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.19° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.