The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 1937
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
7:59 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 175
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 | 17.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.56° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.92° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.