The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
11:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1139
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.40° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.01° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| 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.