The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2097
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
6:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2154
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.33° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.52° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.