The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 1982
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
10:35 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 246.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -6.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.90° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.25° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.