The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2006
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
7:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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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 | 174.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 351.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.53° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.