The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 11, 2109
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
9:56 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2310
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.87° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.81° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.