The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 1939
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
12:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 199
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.57° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.13° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.