The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 1964
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
4:10 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 508
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 190.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.18° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.84° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.