The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2081
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
9:55 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1956
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 | 41.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.17° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.