The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 2006
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
7:56 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.38° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| 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.