The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 2098
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
8:53 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2174
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 323.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.77° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.61° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.