The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
73.5% 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
12:40 PM
3:49 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.5%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2636
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 | 117.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 45.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.28° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.50° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.