The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 2056
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
4:17 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1646
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 191.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.62° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.92° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.