The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 1972
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
9:08 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 616
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.97° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.72° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.