The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2173
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
6:29 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.88° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.65° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.