The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2048
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.82° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.40° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.