The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
2:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1659
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.35° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.22° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.