The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
5:47 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3007
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 | 153.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 17.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.69° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.33° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.