The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 12, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2438
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 | 158.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 9.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.09° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.31° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.