The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 11, 1918
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
6:46 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -60
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 161.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.25° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.92° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.