The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 1959
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
10:10 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 447
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 | 45.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.67° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.36° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.