The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 11, 2010
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
9:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1086
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 | 51.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.16° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.33° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.