The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 2121
Waning Crescent
40.2% 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
2:20 AM
11:35 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2450
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.42° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.12° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.