The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 1956
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
6:10 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 357.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.78° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.50° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.