The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
4:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1560
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 35.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.59° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.49° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.