The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2029
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
5:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.02° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.78° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.