The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2010
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
5:57 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1077
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.44° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.17° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.