The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2004
Waning Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
10:47 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.15° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.76° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.