The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2055
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
7:59 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1634
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.66° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.15° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| 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.