The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 11, 2010
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
3:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1077
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 195.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.86° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.78° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.