The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2129
Last Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
12:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2549
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 | 276.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.08° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.67° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.