The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2130
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
11:13 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2562
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.97° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.45° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.