The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 1983
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:36 AM
5:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 743
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.97° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.84° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.