The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2018
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
3:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1176
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 | 325.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.02° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.30° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.