The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2099
Last Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
11:17 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2178
Events on this date
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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 | 276.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.29° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.57° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.