The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
3:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 47.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.24° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.20° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.