The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 1951
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:06 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 77.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.39° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.51° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.