The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
7:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1263
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 | 181.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 343.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.74° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.