The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2038
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
1:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1424
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.55° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.03° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.