The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2168
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
9:49 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / -2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.01° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.