The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 11, 1985
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
5:58 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 776
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.47° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.76° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.