The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2178
Waning Crescent
29.3% 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
3:23 AM
12:38 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.66° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.38° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.