The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 1956
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:10 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 410
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 | 9.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 155.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -6.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.15° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.30° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.