The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2024
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:40 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.60° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.