The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
7:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 0.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.39° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.45° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.