The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2070
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
8:01 AM
8:06 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1820
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -2.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.25° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.66° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.