The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2067
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
4:55 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1782
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.04° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.20° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.