The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 1970
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
12:46 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 583
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.09° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.71° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.