The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 11, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
69.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
3:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.3%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1560
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.01° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.79° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.