The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 11, 2184
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
5:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3229
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.77° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.43° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.