The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 1905
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
12:55 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -221
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.
-
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.66° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.32° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| 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.