The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 2101
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
7:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:02 PM, is deepest at 9:46 PM and ends at 11:31 PM. Totality lasts from 9:14 PM to 10:18 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.84° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.17° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.