The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2059
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
6:15 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1684
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.50° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.13° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.