The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 12, 2183
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
9:51 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3217
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -6.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.45° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.86° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.