The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 1947
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
5:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 306
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 | 326.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.34° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.66° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.