The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 2108
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
6:06 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2289
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 | 357.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.57° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.38° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.