The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2121
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
12:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 293.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.84° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.30° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| 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.