The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2151
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
2:24 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.92° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.39° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| 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.