The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 2103
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
1:01 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2228
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.38° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.28° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.44° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.