The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2116
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
5:00 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 178.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.89° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.91° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.