The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 1968
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
6:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 558
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 | 160.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.40° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.24° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.