The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
6:14 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.55° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.48° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.