The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2086
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
6:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2017
Events on this date
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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 Sun | 356.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 171.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.23° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.20° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.