The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 11, 1931
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:40 AM
6:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 109
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 171.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.72° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.98° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.