The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2086
Waning Crescent
2.4% 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
6:16 AM
4:55 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 342.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.18° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.01° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| 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.