The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 12, 2169
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
8:19 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 330.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.95° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.64° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.