The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 1907
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
6:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -197
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.45° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.81° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 351.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.