The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 2029

New Moon

0.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
41°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.2%
Age
0.3 days
Distance
400,100 km
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1313

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

Exact values

For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun3.02°
Phase angle175.26°
Illuminated fraction0.17%
Altitude / azimuth39.2° / 162.9°
Right ascension / declination21h 57m / -8.64°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude328.31° / 3.64°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.92° / -4.09°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-179.98° / 1.08°
Position angle of the axis341.0°
Position angle of the bright limb205.1°
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.

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