The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
3:41 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 47.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.05° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.86° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| 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.