The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 11, 2011
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
1:38 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1090
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.22° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.37° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.