The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
1:14 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1036
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.72° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.76° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| 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.