The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2673
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 | 166.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 1.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.11° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.55° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.