The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
8:22 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 311.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 0.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.02° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.15° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.