The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 11, 2029
Waxing Crescent
20.8% 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
12:22 PM
9:50 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1321
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.75° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.53° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.