The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 2144
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
12:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2735
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.55° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.27° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.