The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 11, 2020
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
4:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1209
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 | 289.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.66° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.24° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.