The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2028
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
8:22 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 209.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 309.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / -0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.02° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.94° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.