The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2000
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
12:31 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 954
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 12.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.86° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.63° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.