The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 11, 2058
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
4:37 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1679
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 21.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.32° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.63° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.