The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 12, 2190
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
1:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3304
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.53° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.12° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.