The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 11, 1971
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 603
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.87° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.20° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.