The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 1960
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
7:12 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 459
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 346.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.81° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.