The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2143
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
4:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2722
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 | 336.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.45° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.06° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.