The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 11, 2172
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
8:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 201.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 320.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.19° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.34° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.