The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2089
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
8:20 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2055
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.94° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.85° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.