The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 1995
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
4:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 892
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 35.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.95° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.18° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.