The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 2059
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
9:46 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1692
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.35° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.46° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.