The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 1945
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
7:08 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 273
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.71° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.10° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.