The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2043
Waxing Crescent
10.2% 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
9:05 AM
9:32 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 37.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 121.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.97° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.81° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.