The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
5:03 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1226
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 | 134.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 32.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.70° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.82° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.