The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 13, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
6:02 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 12.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.73° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.97° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.