The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
4:45 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1832
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 31.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.46° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.16° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.