The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.27° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.76° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.