The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 11, 1961
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
8:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.01° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.12° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.