The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 11, 2173
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
5:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.88° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.15° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.