The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
4:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2537
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 | 138.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 33.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.02° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.90° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.