The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1997
Waxing Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 917
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.48° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.56° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.