The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 1948
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
7:34 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 311
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.14° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.83° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.