The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2102
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:24 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.26° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.50° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.