The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 | 162.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.76° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.97° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.