The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:09 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1362
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 8.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.69° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.47° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.