The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2157
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:54 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2896
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.31° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| 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.