The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 2046
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
12:54 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1523
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.13° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.50° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.