The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 1986
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
10:04 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.01° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.