The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 3.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.62° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.81° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.