The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1947
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
11:21 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.86° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.51° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.