The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
58.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
2:11 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 99.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.31° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.76° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.