The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
5:14 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3106
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 | 135.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.16° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.92° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.