The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2160
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
11:36 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2933
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.23° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.37° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.