The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 11, 2018
Waning Crescent
15.2% 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
4:32 AM
2:29 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1176
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 216.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.20° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.11° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.