The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 1975
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 653
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.21° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.03° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.83° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| 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.