The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 2045
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
7:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1519
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.18° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.85° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.