The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2011
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
2:38 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1090
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 | 106.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 57.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.85° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.21° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.