The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2189
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:11 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3291
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 | 327.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.90° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.03° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.