The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2180
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
7:45 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3180
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 | 196.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 325.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.31° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.90° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.