The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2188
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
7:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3279
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.92° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.