The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2040
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
6:14 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1449
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 163.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.07° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.