The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2192
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3328
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 177.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.89° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.96° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.