The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 11, 2159
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
6:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2929
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.77° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.35° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.