The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 1972
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
4:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.07° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.53° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.