The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 2053
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
7:08 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1617
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.25° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.48° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 157.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.