The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 1934
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 137
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.01° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.93° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| 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.