The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 1992
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
1:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 855
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.62° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.17° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.