The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2053
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
1:06 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1609
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.68° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.77° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.