The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2176
Waxing Crescent
4.9% 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
8:20 AM
8:33 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.87° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.69° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.