The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2184
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:58 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3230
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 | 7.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.30° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.37° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.