The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2181
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
5:09 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 | 345.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.45° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.68° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.