The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 1950
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
12:26 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 335
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 | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.51° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.41° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.