The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 11, 2018
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
8:54 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1185
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.23° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.98° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.