The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% 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
1:20 PM
4:38 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 37.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 28.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.90° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.71° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.