The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2066
Waning Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
8:16 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1770
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 309.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.84° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.55° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.