The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2073
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
11:26 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1857
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 | 61.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 5.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.91° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.52° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.