The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 11, 2028
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
7:54 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 5.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.89° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.81° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.