The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 1986
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
9:01 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.55° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.20° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.