The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 1912
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
12:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.17° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.97° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.