The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 1978
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 682
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 | 76.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 12.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.03° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.18° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.