The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 1979
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
8:08 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 694
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.1° / 324.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.73° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.27° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.