The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 11, 2061
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
6:14 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1716
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 178.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 1.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.11° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.79° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.