The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
7:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 355.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.99° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.69° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.