The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1964
Waning Crescent
0.8% 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
7:12 AM
5:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 508
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 | 349.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.97° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.03° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| 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.