The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
6:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 11.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.32° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.59° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.