The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2187
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
10:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3267
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 | 46.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / -0.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.98° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.21° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.