The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2138
Waxing Crescent
11.7% 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
8:55 AM
9:51 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2661
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 | 39.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.11° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.