The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 11, 2170
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
8:14 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3065
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -13.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.35° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.16° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.