The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
3:22 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 49.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.37° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.