The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2007
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
12:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1040
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 | 296.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.87° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.81° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.