The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2103
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 74.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.14° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.61° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.