The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 11, 2074
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
7:22 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1869
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:48 PM, is deepest at 3:53 PM and ends at 5:58 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 348.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.15° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.