The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 11, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
1:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.82° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.33° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.