The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 1977
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
12:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 669
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.01° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.74° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.