The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
5:42 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -48
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 | 152.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 18.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.41° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.07° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.