The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 11, 2197
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
1:00 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3390
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -24.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.98° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.18° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.