The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 1920
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
11:16 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -36
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.96° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.16° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.