The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 13, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
1:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3069
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 | 96.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.36° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.75° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.