The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 12, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
5:58 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 156.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 14.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.71° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.53° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.