The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 11, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
3:41 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 38.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -8.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.48° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.95° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.