The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 11, 1917
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
3:42 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -65
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.24° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.58° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.