The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 2051
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
6:56 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.89° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.66° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.