The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2090
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
5:37 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2067
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 153.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.07° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.22° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.