The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
2:09 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 925
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.15° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.97° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.