The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 1961
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
3:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 471
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.71° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.06° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.