The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1958
Waning Crescent
31.9% 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
2:46 AM
12:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 434
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 | 291.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.86° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.94° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.