The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2046
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 73.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.67° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.67° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.