The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 1911
Waning Gibbous
84.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
10:40 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.5%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -139
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.62° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.47° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.