The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2146
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
8:06 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2760
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -5.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.55° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.78° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.