The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 12, 2161
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
8:21 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2945
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 | 211.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.59° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.22° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.