The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 1996
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
12:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 904
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 | 287.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.71° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.55° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.