The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 1991
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
5:16 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 842
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.69° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.36° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.