The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 11, 1976
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
10:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 665
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.95° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.74° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.