The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 1926
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
6:10 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 38
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.04° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.61° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.