The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2061
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
11:12 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1708
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.81° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.12° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.