The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2051
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
8:09 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.89° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.46° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.