The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 1993
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
11:11 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.06° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.65° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.