The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 1961
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
8:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 480
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.88° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.20° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.