The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2105
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
4:02 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2252
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.71° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.63° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.