The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 11, 2105
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
8:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.96° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.72° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.