The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
5:54 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1246
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 | 325.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.84° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.17° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.2° |
| 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.