The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 11, 1945
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
9:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 282
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 | 59.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.68° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.