The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 13, 2139
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
7:16 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:57 PM, is deepest at 5:23 PM and ends at 7:49 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 349.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.05° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| 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.