The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
4:13 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 41.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.08° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.14° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| 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.