The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
56.5% 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
11:55 AM
1:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.5%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2735
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 | 97.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.74° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.10° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.