The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 11, 1944
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
9:55 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 261
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 7.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.16° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.87° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.