The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 1971
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
8:24 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 313.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.26° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.70° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.