The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2149
Waxing Crescent
22.6% 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
10:11 AM
11:05 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 56.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.71° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.65° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.