The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 1932
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.45° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.32° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.