The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2105
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
2:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2252
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 210.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.69° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.43° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.