The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% 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
11:51 AM
2:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 855
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.20° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.01° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.