The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 11, 2000
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 954
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.05° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.80° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.