The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2072
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
12:55 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 | 290.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 238.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.99° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.40° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.