The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 11, 1937
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
6:50 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 175
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.60° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.11° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.4° |
| 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.