The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 1989
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
12:57 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 818
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 86.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.65° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.92° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.