The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 11, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
67.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
3:06 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.8%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.67° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.32° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.29° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.