The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 13, 2181
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
6:18 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 | 358.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.67° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.87° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.