The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 11, 1985
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.61° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.86° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.