The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1975
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
7:46 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 645
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 | 16.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -3.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.52° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.