The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2023
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
10:42 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1238
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 | 258.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.03° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.93° / 1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.56° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| 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.