The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 13, 2152
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
12:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2834
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 | 89.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.93° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.55° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.