The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
12:18 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 293.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.65° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.44° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.