The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2077
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
9:54 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.26° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.92° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.