The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 11, 1926
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
9:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 47
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.25° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.