The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 13, 2162
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
5:56 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2957
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.45° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.06° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.