The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2159
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
12:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.75° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.75° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.