The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 11, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
1:33 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -15
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.19° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.48° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.