The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2119
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
9:24 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2426
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 1.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.96° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.92° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.