The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 1918
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
8:02 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -60
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.41° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.72° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.