The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 1967
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
9:17 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 546
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / -3.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.37° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.