The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2167
Waning Crescent
44.8% 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
1:26 AM
12:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.91° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.10° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.