The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2162
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
4:55 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2957
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.70° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.87° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.