The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2200
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:56 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3427
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.33° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.30° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.