The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 1987
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
7:41 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.59° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.