The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 11, 1955
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
4:37 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 405
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 | 309.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 226.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 8.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.07° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.48° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.