The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2021
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
7:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1214
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 | 11.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.21° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.53° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.