The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, October 11, 2030

Full Moon Hunter's Moon

99.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
59°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
14.3 days
Distance
395,200 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1333

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Hunter's Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun182.51°
Phase angle4.52°
Illuminated fraction99.84%
Altitude / azimuth-35.3° / 335.2°
Right ascension / declination1h 11m / 11.65°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude20.90° / 3.77°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.10° / -4.38°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude2.03° / -1.21°
Position angle of the axis336.7°
Position angle of the bright limb9.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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