The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2171
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.42° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.91° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.