The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, February 11, 1974

Waning Gibbous

73.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
37°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
73.1%
Age
19.2 days
Distance
382,300 km
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
632

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun242.52°
Phase angle62.48°
Illuminated fraction73.11%
Altitude / azimuth-14.4° / 263.5°
Right ascension / declination13h 26m / -13.90°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude205.07° / -4.51°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.98° / 6.64°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-55.04° / 1.31°
Position angle of the axis22.7°
Position angle of the bright limb114.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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