The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 1915
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -98
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.48° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.12° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.