The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 2116
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
3:58 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.03° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.71° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.